Apparatus for cleaning and flushing waste-pipes.



No. 655,888. Patented Aug. 14, I900. w. T. omm.

APPARATUS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING WASTE PIPES.

(Applicauon filed Feb. 6, 1900.

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE.

WALTER TELL ONEIL, OF ETNA MILLS, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TOBERT DUNN, OF SAME PLACE.

. APPARATUS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING WASTE-PIPES.

si ncrrren'rron forming part of Letters Patent No. 655,888, dated August14, 1900. Application filed February 6, 1900. Serial No. 4,198. (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it mcty cmwem: form, and is provided with a radial flange 8Be it known that I, WALTER TELL ONEiL, at its upper end, which rests ina depression a Citizen of the United States,residing at Etna 9 in theinner face of the bowl and concen- Mills, in the county of Siskiyou andState of tric with the drain-opening 6. i 55 California, have invented anew and useful Upon the exterior face of the pipe-section Sink, of whichthe following is a specification. 7 are formed threads 10, whichextendbelow This invention relates to drains for sinks, the bowl and withwhich is engaged a nut bath tubs, and similar articles which are 1having a flange 12 at its upper end, and subject to stoppage from solidmatter that which nut is adapted for adjustment upon 6o it passes intothe drain pipe when the stopper the threads to clamp the bowl firmlybeis removed to permit drainage, the object of tween the flanges 8 and12, and thus hold the the invention being to provide astructuredrain-pipe firmly in position. A waste-pipe which may or may not beadapted for the re- 13 is secured to the drain-pipe 7 through the'ception of a stopper and which will permit medium of threads or in anyother suitable 15 the attachment of a hose with a water-tight manner andis adapted to convey the con joint, so that water or other fluid may betents of the bowl,which contents pass through forced into the drain-pipeand the stoppage the drain-pipe.

may be forced through the pipe in the usual In the side of thedrain-pipe 7 and at points manner. As drainpipes of this nature are in acommon line circumferentially of the o usually constructed a specialinstrument is pipe are formed openings 14, which commurequired forforcing out theobstruction, and, nicate with the overflow-drain 15,whichleads furthermore, much difficulty is experienced from theoverflow-openings l6,adjacent the in securing a water-tight or air-tightjoint, rim of the bowl, these openings 14 being'of which is necessaryfor an efficient flushing the usual form and arrangement. 25 operation.7 4 A suitable distance below the upper end of With the presentinvention the ordinary the drain-pipe 7 is formed an interior flangegarden-hose maybe connected with the drain- 17;"the upper face 18 ofwhich forms a seat pipe and may be employed for flushing the to receivethe plug or stopper 19, and the indrain-pipe with either hot or coldwater from ner face of this flange is provided with screw- 0 theordinary spigot; also, a hose may be con threads, as shown at 20, theusual guard- ;nected in an efficient manner from apump or wires 21 beingdisposed against the lower other source of pressure. face of the flange,as illustrated in the draw- In the drawings forming a portion of thisings. specification, and in which similar numerals It will be noted thatthe flange 17 is so sitn- 3 5 of reference designate like andcorresponding ated as to form the seat 18 at a point to reparts in theseveral views, Figure 1 isa view, ceive the plug 19 in the usual manner,so partially in section and partially in elevathat the formation of thethreads does not in. tion, showing the present invention applied any wayaifect the usual functions of the to an ordinary washbowl or sink andillustratstructure. e

4o ing the method of attachment of the fiushing- The threads 20 are ofsuch form and arhose. Fig. 2 is a section showing the upper rangementasto receive the eXteriorly-threadportion of the drain-pipe and adjacentpored member 22 of a hose-coupling, and, as tions of the sink or bowland illustrating the illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, theseposition of the stopper when substituted for threads permit theattachment of the coup- 5 45 the flushing pipe or hose. ling member 22,which is in turn fixed to a .In the drawings herewith the invention ishose-section 23, the shoulder 18 receiving the shown as applied to anordinary 'washbowl usual washer 24, which lies upon the flange or sink,which is indicated at 5 and at the 25 of the coupling member, and thusthis lowermost point of which is a drain-opening coupling member may bemanipulated to se- 10c 50 6. The drain-pipe comprises an uppermost curea firm connection between the hose and section '7, the exterior of whichis of usual the drain-pipe and one which will eifectually preventleakage during the operation of flushing.

From the above description it will be seen that a hose may be led fromeither the hot or cold water faucet in a house, and water may thus besupplied in either a hot or cold condition to effect the cleaning of thepipe.

While the construction is shown and above described as having anordinary garden-hose attached thereto, it will of course be understoodthat the threads may be of a size to receive any other means ofaccomplishing the desired purpose and also thatwhile the presentstructure is shown as adapted to receive a stopper it is not necessarilyso formed.

Various changes in the specific structure shown maybe made, and anyproportions and materials that are suitable may be employed withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is- A sink having a drain-opening and anoverflow-opening communicating with the drainopening below the innersurface of the sink, and a'drain-pipe disposed in the drain-opening,said pipe having an interior continuous flange forming a plug-seat atits upper face and having its inner periphery threaded to receive ahose, said pipe having openings therein below the flange andcommunicating with the overflow, and guard-bars disposed transversely ofthe pipe between the openings and the flange.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

. XVALTER TELL ONEIL.

WVitnesses:

JULIUS M. UTZ, G. W. TEBBETTS.

